Modern
French Light Armoured Division
1990+

All Theatres

List F33M

by Mark Bevis

1. Teeth Arm

Armoured Cavalry Regiment (or 1st REC Foreign Legion Armoured Cav Reg)

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x VAB-PC 4x4, 2 AR sqds, OP Team
    3 Cavalry Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x VAB-PC, 1x VAB-ARV, 2 Jeeps
      4 Troops@ 3x AMX-10RC, 3x Panhard VBL/MG or P4 Jeep/MG
      1 Troop: 3x VAB 4x4, 3 AR sqds, 3 GPMG, 3 LRAC

    1 Anti-Tank Squadron: SHQ: 1x VAB-PC
      3 platoons@ 4x VAB-VCAC 4x4/HOT-2

Armoured Cavalry Regiment

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 3x VAB-PC 4x4, 2 AR sqds, OP Team
    3 Cavalry Squadrons@ SHQ: 2x ERC-90F4 Sagaie
      4 Troops@ 3x ERC-90F4
      1 Troop: 3x Panhard VBL/.50" or Milan-2

APC Infantry Regiment (or 2nd REI Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment)

    RHQ (Bttn HQ): 2x VAB-PC 4x4, 1 AR sqd, OP Team
    4 Companies@ CHQ: 2x VAB 4x4 , 1 AR sqd, 2 MMG, 1x 89mm LRAC
      3 platoons@ 4x VAB , 1(7 man) AR PHQ sqd, 1 GPMG, 3x LRAC, 2 snipers
        3(10 man) AR sqds, 6 SAW or 3 GPMG

      1 platoon: 2x VAB 4x4, 2x Milan-2, 2x 81mm mortars, 2x .50" M2 HMG

    1 Recce Squadron: SHQ: 3x Panhard VBL/MG
      3 platoons@ PHQ: 2x Panhard VBL/MG
        3 Sections@ 2x Panhard VBL/.50"
        1 Section: 3x VBL/Milan-2

      1 platoon: 3x VBL+ RASIT radar

    1 Battery: 6x 120mm RT-61 mortars, 6x AMX-10TM
    1 AA Company: CHQ: 2 Jeeps
      4 platoons@ 3x 20mm 53T2 in VLRA trucks

2. Divisional Support

Up to:

    1 Artillery Regiment: RHQ: 4 AR sqds, 4 OP Teams, 4 Jeeps, 4 trucks, RATAC
      4 Batteries@ 6x 155mm TR-F1 , 6 lorries, radio truck
      1 AA Battery: 4x Mistral SAM Teams, 4 trucks

    1 Recce Squadron: SHQ: 3x Panhard VBL/MG 1994+
      3 platoons@ PHQ: 2x Panhard VBL/MG
        3 Sections@ 2x Panhard VBL/.50"
        1 Section: 3x VBL/Milan-2

      1 platoon: 3x VBL+ RASIT radar

6th REG Foreign Legion Engineer Regiment

    3 Companies@ CHQ: 2x MPG wheeled dozers, 1 truck
      2 platoons@ 3 x VAB-ECH, 3 AR/engineer sqds, 3 flameguns, 3 GPMG, 3x 89mm LRAC
      1 platoon: 3 AR/engineer sqds, 3 flameguns, 3 trucks, 3 GPMG, 3x 89mm LRAC
      1 Recce/Liaison Platoon: 3x VAB 4x4, PNVG, dinghies, kayaks
        3(5 man) AR/SMG/engineer/recce/diver sqds
        2 bridging sections in VAB 4x4

    Equipment Pool:
      4x Matenin towed minelayers, 4 excavators/shovels,
      4x dozers, 6 dump trucks,
      24?x radio-controlled AMX-30+ minerollers

3. Corps Support

    1 Artillery Brigade:
      1 Rocket Regiment:
        4 Batteries@ BHQ: 4x AMX-10 variants, 1x AMX-10+RATAC
          3 Troops@ 3x MLRS, 1x AMX-10VFA

      1 SAM Regiment:
        5 Batteries@ 4 x Roland-2 on Shelter lorries@ 2 tubes & 8 reloads

      1 SAM Regiment:
        4 Batteries@ 8x IHAWK 3-round launchers, radars, lorries

    2 Engineer Regiments@
      2 Companies@ CHQ@ 1x VAB 4x4, 1 AR sqd, 1 GPMG
        4 platoons@ 2x dozer? , 2x VAB-ECH, 2 AR/engineer sqds

      1 Bridge Company: 36x Gillois bridges
      1 Bridge Company: 4x PAA vehicle launched bridges, 8x ferry units

4. Notes

a) Radios are in all squads and AFV. Infantry have IINF. Milan has TI.
b) Infantry may have rifle A/T grenades and APILAS disposable LAW. From 1995 can replace 89mm LRAC with Eryx ATGW.
c) The sole remaining Light Armoured Division has 2 Armoured Cavalry and 2 APC Infantry Regiments. Up to one of each can be Foreign Legion units.
d) From 1994 can replace GPMG with 2 Minimi SAW.
e) Foreign Legion snipers can use Barrett .50" rifles from 1993.
f) The organisation of the 6th REG replaces that on List F13M, which is incorrect.
g) The FAR is the French Rapid Deployment Force, which includes the 11th Airborne Division (List F17M).


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